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Afghan Girls Face Uncertain Future After 1 Year Of No School

For most teenage girls in Afghanistan, it’s been a year since they set foot in a classroom.
By Rahim Faiez and Siddiqullah Alizai, AP

Journalist Says Taliban Forced Her To 'Tweet An Apology Or Go To Jail'

Australian Lynne O'Donnell said the Taliban forced her to send tweets retracting her accurate reports about their brutal practices.
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Taliban Displaces Thousands Of Afghanistan's Hazara Population With No Food Or Shelter

The dire humanitarian crisis has received little response from the international community.
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Survivors Dig Through Villages After Afghanistan Quake Kills More Than 1,000

How, and whether, the Taliban allow the world to offer aid remains in question.
By Ebrahim Noroozi, AP

Afghan Taliban Order Female News Anchors To Cover Their Faces On Air

The order is "final and non-negotiable."
By AP

Taliban Orders Afghan Women To Cover Up Head To Toe

The decree calls for women to only show their eyes.
By AP

2 Afghan Journalists Escaped The Taliban. Now They’re Starting Over.

Journalists who were detained and beaten after covering a women’s protest tell their stories of fleeing the country and starting anew in the U.S.
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Afghan Students With U.S.-Linked Education Fear For Their Futures

Hundreds of Afghan students studying at American colleges in Afghanistan and elsewhere are facing uncertainty after the Taliban takeover.
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I Went To A Secret Underground School For Girls In Afghanistan. It's Happening Again.

"The basement became a refuge for more than 50 girls who risked their lives each day in pursuit of education."
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Taliban Hard-Liners Turn Back The Clock In Afghanistan On Women's Rights

Some of their decisions include girls being banned from attending school beyond sixth grade and women not being allowed to board planes unless accompanied by a male relative.
By Kathy Gannon, AP